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Muscle Strain Injuries

Muscle Strain Injuries 0363-5465/96/2424-S2$02.00/0 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, Vol. 24, No.6 © 1996 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine William E. Garrett, Jr.,* MD, PhD From the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina recovery of these injuries is limited, especially when one Common acute injuries to skeletal muscle include contu­ sions, lacerations, strains, ischemia, and complete rup­ compares them to our understanding of damage to liga­ tures. Any of these injuries can lead to significant pain ment, tendon, and bone. We seem to know the least about and disability causing time to be lost to both occupational that which we see the most. Perhaps the natural history, and leisure activity participation. The importance of the self-limiting nature, and minimal surgical require­ strains, or stretch-induced injuries, is clear to the clinician ments have made these stretch-induced injuries of less interest to clinicians. The purpose of this brief review is to in the occupational or sports medicine practices when one discuss stretch-induced injuries: the mechanism of injury, considers that stretch-induced injuries can account for up to 30% of the typical sports medicine practice. 13,17 location of injury, treatment, and some pertinent observa­ There are a variety of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png "American Journal of Sports Medicine, The" SAGE

Muscle Strain Injuries

Garrett, William E.
"American Journal of Sports Medicine, The" , Volume 24 (6_suppl): 7 – Nov 1, 1996
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© 1996 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
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0363-5465/96/2424-S2$02.00/0 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, Vol. 24, No.6 © 1996 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine William E. Garrett, Jr.,* MD, PhD From the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina recovery of these injuries is limited, especially when one Common acute injuries to skeletal muscle include contu­ sions, lacerations, strains, ischemia, and complete rup­ compares them to our understanding of damage to liga­ tures. Any of these injuries can lead to significant pain ment, tendon, and bone. We seem to know the least about and disability causing time to be lost to both occupational that which we see the most. Perhaps the natural history, and leisure activity participation. The importance of the self-limiting nature, and minimal surgical require­ strains, or stretch-induced injuries, is clear to the clinician ments have made these stretch-induced injuries of less interest to clinicians. The purpose of this brief review is to in the occupational or sports medicine practices when one discuss stretch-induced injuries: the mechanism of injury, considers that stretch-induced injuries can account for up to 30% of the typical sports medicine practice. 13,17 location of injury, treatment, and some pertinent observa­ There are a variety of

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